Before the first crusade, Christianity killing in war was but a necessary evil.
Sanctifying the Killing of Muslims
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Middle East & North Africa
Review: Why It’s Kicking Off Everywhere
It was not sheer coincidence, journalist Paul Mason explains in Why It’s Kicking Off Everywhere: The New Global Revolutions, that drove people from places as varied as Egypt, Greece, Britain, New York City, and Wisconsin to stand up and speak out against injustice in 2011. Rather, a cascading international financial crisis brought the disconnect between governments and citizens into sharp relief, which ultimately resulted in a massive series of protests in all corners of the map.
Do Albright and ISIS Buy Parchin Clean-up Story or Don’t They?
It’s difficult to determine whether or not the Institute for Science and International Security is driven by politics.
“Please Do Not Pet the Islamists”
U.S. fans of the IDF are hosted on tours of Israel by an Israeli “lawfare” group.
Bribing Israel
The bully came to Washington. The American president told him in no uncertain terms that the United States would not support a military attack on Iran at this moment. The bully met with 13,000 of his U.S. supporters in an effort to pressure the White House. It didn’t work. The bully went home empty-handed.
This story of Obama the diplomat standing up to Netanyahu the bully omitss some important information.
Israel Has Its Own Doomsday Clock
An Israeli attack on Iran will not achieve its desired effect.
Alignment of Views on the Middle East a Little Too Serendipitous
The Palestinian cause is being elbowed off the world stage.
To Israel, an Iranian Bomb Is a Hegemonic as Well as “Existential” Threat (Part Two)
Israel fears that its role as regional kingpin would be threatened if Iran developed nuclear weapons.
Assad Is Not All That’s Toxic About Syria
Syria possesses massive amounts of chemical weapons.
Body Counts in Libya Could Prove Embarrassing
Most of the deaths in Libya occurred after the UN Security Council authorized the NATO sorties.